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“Mr. Littlefield has been charged with assault stemming from an incident that occured at football practice on Sept. 19,” Stubbert said. “The victim was a student and a football player at Messalonskee High School.”

He wouldn’t release further details, citing a desire to protect the integrity of the case.

According to Maine’s criminal code, an assault occurs when “the person intentionally, knowingly or recklessly causes bodily injury or offensive physical contact to another person.”

Littlefield wasn’t charged with the more serious crime of aggravated assault, which occurs in cases involving “serious bodily injury, bodily injury with the use of a dangerous weapon, or injury under circumstances manifesting extreme indifference to the value of human life.”

Littlefield, who declined comment, resigned as coach Thursday, the day after the incident.

He said at the time that it was “a little incident with a kid that was blown out of proportion.”

Littlefield held no teaching position with the Regional School Unit 18 district, according to the superintendent, Gary Smith.

Littlefield’s coaching contract was renewed on an annual basis for the length of the football season.

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